Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Egypt
Egypt: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 62.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Egypt, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Egypt stood at 62.3%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.0% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Egypt peaked at 87.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 62.3%, in 2024.
That places Egypt 19th out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 87.4% | — |
| 2000 | 86.1% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 86.7% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 86.6% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 86.2% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 69.1% | -19.8% |
| 2014 | 65.5% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 65.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 66.0% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 66.3% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 66.0% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 63.5% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 68.3% | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 67.0% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 62.3% | -7.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 62.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.0%, 1.8× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 62.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 29.2%, 2.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.4% | 87.4% | 87.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 86.4% | 86.1% | 86.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 66.4% | 65.5% | 69.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 65.3% | 62.3% | 68.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More education data for Egypt
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 507,445 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 95,355 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 759,210 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 718,435 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 11.56 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.40 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1322 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Egypt?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Egypt was 62.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 87.4% in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.3% in 2024.
- How does Egypt rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Egypt ranks 19th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary entry age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release